Burial-vault.



I. H. RYAN.

BURIAL VAULT. APPLICATION FILED 0012.20, 1911.

I. H. RYAN.

Patented June 3,1913.

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BURIAL-vents.

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- Specification of Letters Patent.

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4t'xppleation filed Octoberl 20, 1911. Serial No. 655,703.

To all whom t may concern:

Bc it known that lf, Istmo H. RYAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Lancaster, inthe county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new `and useful- Improvements in Burial-Vaults, ot which the following 1s a specitication,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.l

My invention relates to improvements in burial vaults.

One object of the invention is to provide a burial vault formed of a plurality of sections adapted to be assembled and rmly secured together and braced to form a strong, durable .and economical structure, which will protect the cofin or casketplaced therein from being removed from the grave or tampered with. l

`Another object is to construct a vault or tomb of this character adapted to be hermetically sealed, thus providing a strictly sanitary receptacle which owing to its sectional structure may/be readily transported andv quickly assembled either Within or outside of the grave.` l

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention Consists of certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

A In the accompanying drawings forming a part'oii' this specification and in which like numerals of reference-indicate similar parts in the severalviews: Figure 1,"is a side view of my improved vault. Fig. 2, is a top plan a horizontal sectional view ot' the'same. Fig. 4, is a vertical cross sectional view taken on the line 4, 4, ot Fig. 1. Fig, 5, is a detail longitudinal' sccltion through one end of the vault taken on the-line 5, 5, of Fig. 2. Fig. G, is a detail sectional perspective view of a portion otV one corner of the vault illustrating more clearly the manner of fastening the connecting bars and corner braces to the side and end sections of the vault.

My improved burial or grave vault coinprises a plurality ot verticrllly disposed side and end sections 1 and 2, and a. plurality of top. and bottom sections 3 and 4, said sccrectangular slabs or plates of convenient or suitable size and thickness, and constructed ofslatc, granite, or other natural stone or of concrete, clay or metal, which when assembled will form a practically non-perishable structure.

The side and end sections 1 and 2, et the vaultare supported and securely fastened together by upper, inner angle iron or steel side and end connecting and bracing bars 5 and (i, and lower inner angle iron or steel side and'eud connecting and bracing bars 7 and 8. The side and end sections are further connected together by outer 'upper side and end bars 9 and 10, and lower outer side and end bars 11 ,and 12, said outer bars being preferably in the form of flat metal strips, as shown. In the inner angle iron bars and i'n the flat outer bars are formed holes 13, which when said bars are in place register with ybolt holes 14, formed inthe side and end sections 'of the vault.

fWith the alined bolt holes'in the connect ing bars and sections of the vault are engaged bolts 15, which are preferably inserted through the bars and sections from the inner side of the vault, and on the outer ends of the bolts are screwed nuts 16, whereby the bars are securely fastened to the side and end sections, and said sections thus supported and braced to form the sides and ends ot' the vault. The adjacent ends ot the outer, upper and lower side and end barsl are connected together by outer corner or angle braces 17, while the adjacent ends of the inner, upper and lower angle iron bars are connected together'by inner corner or angle braces 18. The ends of the braces 17 and 18, are ot' su'tlicient length toreach beyond the end bolts ot' the sides and ends, and said ends o'tthe braces are provided with bolt holes 19,

. to receive said end bolts, whereby the corner braces are securely fastened in position to brace and bind the corners of the vault.

The lower inner angle iron side and end bars 7 and S, arc arranged adjacent to the lower edges of the side and end sections ot' the vault, with, the vertical portions of the bars extending downwardly and having their lower edges i'lush with the lower ends of the sections, clearly7 shown in Figs. t and 5 of the drawings. When thus arranged thc upper horizontal portions of the' bars project inwardly and form bottom supporting flanges with which are engaged the bot` tom sections 4t ofthe vault. In like manner theupp'er inner anfile iron bars form supports for 'the top set1ons 3, of the vault-s. The upper angle ironbars are located below Cil the upper ends of the side and end bars at4 a distance corresponding to the 'thickness ot the top lsections ot' the vault, so that when said top sections are engaged with the bars, the upper surface of the sections will be flush with thenpper ends of: the side and end sec tions, as shown. i

' The top and bottoni sections of the vault are shorter than the inside width or distance between sides of the vault, thereby forming between the ends'ot' said top and bottoni sec` tions and the adjacent sides of the vault,-

narrow spaces. Similar spaces are also 'forx'ned between the outer edges of the end sections ol the top and bottom of the adyjt cent ends of the vault. la the spaces thus formed between the sections and the sides and ends of the vault, is placed cement or other sealing material, as shown at. Q0, there` by herincticatly scaling the bottom and top of the vault. The adjoining edges of the top, bottoni, side and end sections of the vault; are also sealed together to form an absolutely air and moisture tight structure.

In practice7 the side and end sections as Well as the top and bottoni sections of the vault will be. of uniform size and conse` quently inter-changeable` thus erxnitting the sections to be readily assein ded, and necause of the weight. of the material of which the sections are Iformed, they will be such size as to'perniit the saine to be readilybandled.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood Without requiring a iniire extended explanation.

Various changes in the forni, proportion and the minor details of constructlon may be resort ed ,to without departing from the prin` ciple or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my said invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Pat-ent is:

l. A burial vault coin )rising a plurality "te and end sections, lianged b :s located againstthe inner faces of the side sections and connecting the' lower ends thereof to- `tether, said bars having their lower edges tlush with the lower ends of lthe sections, tianged bars connecting the upper ends of the sections and located against the inner sides of the saine, the last mentioned bars being` located below the upper ends of the sections7 bottoni sections resting upon the ang'es ci the lower bars and top sections resting; u pon the flanges of the upper bars.

A burial vault comprising a. plurality of side and end sections, tianged bars connecting the ,lower ends of the said side sections together and located against the inner faces ot' thesaid sections, angle braces secured to the adjacent ends of the angle bars. angle ha rs located against the inner sides of? the said. sections and connecting the upper ends thereof-together, angle bnjaces connecting' the ends of the last mentioned. bars together, bottoni sections rest-ing upon the flanges ot' the tirst mentioned bars and top sections resting upon the flanges of the last mentioned bars.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature,

in presence of two Witnesses.

ISAAC H. RYAN.

Witnesses I. C. ARNOLD, Serum F. Banouma. 

